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[-] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 51 points 5 months ago

The Midwestern varieties actually say "ope.."

[-] gramathy@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 months ago

I’m almost certain “ope” is a clipped version of “whoops” anyway

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Is whoops fancy for oops?

[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Oopsie uWu poosie

[-] gramathy@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

They’re basically synonyms and I’m not sure which one came first

[-] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You're absolutely right. When I ope about I am 100% saying "Whoop..", but it's clipped down to nothing. It's like a word with a silent letter in it. I'll say "column", and feel the N in my mouth when I speak, but we both know it isn't really there.

I live in Alberta now and am dealing with the conundrum of using "ope", "sorry", and "just gonna sneak on by..."

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago

Just gonna squeeeeeze right past ya there.

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